The U.S. economic recovery remains “uneven and far from complete” and it will be “some time” before the Federal Reserve considers changing policies it adopted to help the country back to full employment, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday.
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Read More »Help for mother and child: Study: Treating postpartum depression helps babies’ brains, too
Babies whose mothers struggle with postpartum depression often develop behavior and emotional problems as they grow, but treating the mother’s depression can reverse the changes in babies’ brains, according to a new study from Canada’s McMaster University.
Read More »Berks County hospital system CEO retires
After a year in which the nation’s hospitals struggled both financially and operationally, Clint Matthews has announced his retirement as president and CEO of the Berks County-based Tower Health.
Read More »Pa.’s weekly supply of COVID-19 vaccine grows by 40,000
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Pennsylvania fell to 1,959 as of early Monday, less than a third of the number hospitalized around Christmas.
Read More »After losing a company to COVID, owners seek the next gig
As airlines slashed flights and furloughs appeared inevitable in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Catania sensed there would be little need for a service that helped airline crews find short-term housing.
Read More »More Americans are looking to move as remote work gains acceptance during Covid pandemic
More Americans are planning to move this year due to the flexible work from home lifestyle that the Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in, market researcher The NPD Group said in a recent blog post.
Read More »Regulators probe engine blow-outs as older Boeing 777s suspended
Showers of jet engine parts over residential areas on both sides of the Atlantic have caught regulators’ attention and prompted the suspension of some older Boeing planes from service.
Read More »Biden administration to revise PPP small business loans to reach smaller, minority firms
U.S. President Joe Biden will launch changes on Monday to the main U.S. coronavirus aid program for small businesses to try to reach smaller, minority-owned firms and sole proprietors left behind in previous rounds of aid.
Read More »Dominion Voting Systems sues ‘MyPillow Guy’ for $1.3 billion
Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit Monday against the founder and CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow, saying that Mike Lindell falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election.
Read More »Federal Reserve sees modest pickup in hiring this month
The Federal Reserve says there’s evidence that hiring has picked up in recent weeks, though the job market remains badly damaged by the pandemic.
Read More »Groceries and sporting goods were big gainers in the Covid e-commerce boom of 2020
U.S. e-commerce sales in 2020 grew more than 30% from 2019, according to quarterly figures released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide lockdowns pushed shoppers to rely on internet retailers for their consumer needs.
Read More »Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin names Brittany E. Bakshi a shareholder in the Camp Hill office
Philadelphia-based Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin named Brittany E. Bakshi a shareholder in the Camp Hill office.
Read More »Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz names Funk an audit supervisor and Dopkowski a HR generalist
East Pennsboro Township-based Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz named Matthew W. Funk an audit supervisor.
Read More »More home buyers and sellers remains the story in the midstate
A shortage of inventory continues to be the major trend of the local real estate market, said Adrian Smith, president of the 2021 Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors.
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